The Storm
Buntingford missed - and a good miss - the centre of the severe thunderstorm which assed over Essex and part of Hertfordshire on Sunday night.
The lightning could be seen at 10 p.m., and was very vivid and incessant until about 11.30.
Little rain fell in the district, though a certain amount of damage was done to growing crops by the strong wind.
It is understood that the havoc caused in certain parts of Essex was heartbreaking to witness on Monday morning.